/r/HailCorporate

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/r/HailCorporate is to document times when people act as unwitting advertisers for a product or a brand with an aim towards raising awareness of the pervasive nature of commercialism in our society and culture.

We have strict "Don't be a jerk" rules that are enforced with immediate banning for violating the rules.

/r/HailCorporate is to document times when people act as unwitting advertisers for a product as well as to document what appear to be legitimate adverts via native advertising.

What acts as an ad, is an ad, no matter if it was put there sneakily or because someone has become inured to a brand so far that they don't even know they are a walking ad.

We have strict "Don't be a jerk" rules that are enforced with immediate banning. The guidelines are more likely to result in a post removal or warning, but breaking them could result in a ban.


RULES
  • Don't use a brand name in title

  • Be civil

  • No name calling or being insulting. Historically people have had a very hard time with that and so we have had to also add as a rule:
  • No Swearing/cursing/cussing. Automod will remove your comment and no one will ever see it.
  • We don't need to explain 'be civil' to you, but if you can't obey this simple rule then you're out.
  • No personal information

    • Doxing, witch-hunting, etc. is a violation of Reddit wide rules and will result in a ban
    • Use the "[/new](r/hailcorporate/new)" function to see if it's already come up before posting.
  • Wash your hands regularly

  • You may be banned for the first offence

    TIPS
    • Replace any brand names (company, product, celebrity, etc.) with something less descriptive, like [COMPANY], [PRODUCT], [CELEBRITY], and so on.
    • Flair your post after making it or it may be removed

    THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND
    • If you don't report a rule violation, we probably won't see it.
    • If you make a post or comment that violates the rules Automod will remove it and no one will ever see it
    • posts about r/gaming, r/movies, r/ama, etc links are not encouraged as we all know that it is filled with advert type posts in their own specific subject. However when a different topic comes up it may qualify. E.g. posts about a soda brand in a television subreddit

    'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice anywhere,' and because of that /r/hailcorporate condemns the r\bitcoin moderators for engaging in heavy censorship

    The reddit.com of today is different than the reddit.com of the past. Potential for censorship across the website has been realized.
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    /r/HailCorporate

    213,216 Subscribers

    23

    I found a company using a lot of sock puppet accounts to mess with comments on Reddit. Is this the right subreddit to share this?

    I did some digging before I bought VR prescription lenses, but I still got tricked. I want to make a post to help others be aware of this company's shady practices and avoid the same mistake. Not sure if I can post my finds here.

    5 Comments
    2025/01/31
    07:57 UTC

    67

    Remember when [rice beer company] did a weirdly passive aggressive publicity stunt? Me neither

    4 Comments
    2025/01/26
    04:40 UTC

    6 Comments
    2025/01/18
    03:28 UTC

    52

    Why is [Soda Brand] so superior to [Enemy Soda Brand]? Top comment says [Fast Food Brand] has the best [Soda Brand] flavour in their fountains. Can you believe this is an /r/askhistory thread?

    4 Comments
    2025/01/16
    23:00 UTC

    5

    Most of the top comments endorse the same brand of goods.

    2 Comments
    2025/01/14
    08:01 UTC

    30

    Would you wear this [advertisement?]

    https://www.reddit.com/r/BoomersBeingFools/comments/1ht45iu/would_you_wear_this/

    The person filming had two cameras and then turned on sound without the person with a shirt reacting? Okay.

    3 Comments
    2025/01/04
    05:13 UTC

    24

    [PRODUCT] is so with the times

    4 Comments
    2025/01/02
    11:51 UTC

    30 Comments
    2024/12/31
    19:35 UTC

    0

    Mac n cheese??

    11 Comments
    2024/12/30
    04:38 UTC

    67

    Blatant advertisement on r/todayilearned

    The title of the below "TIL" post itself reads like an advertisement.
    So rare, so everlasting, so special.

    https://old.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1hmex0j/til_of_shell_cordovan_a_rare_leather_that_isnt/

    28 Comments
    2024/12/26
    15:07 UTC

    78

    Rate my projector setup, which just happens to be projecting an ad for a prominent fast food chain!

    1 Comment
    2024/12/16
    16:11 UTC

    17

    'Tis the season... to advertise!

    2 Comments
    2024/12/09
    18:43 UTC

    67

    Obvious viral marketing with bad acting.

    32 Comments
    2024/12/09
    15:39 UTC

    19

    The joy of buying a product. **This one feels like satire, but the comment section takes it for real.**

    1 Comment
    2024/12/04
    10:46 UTC

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